Florida is an ever growing state of culture and diversity. A high increase of the elderly population has created a need in medical, legal, and business services. Tampa is an especially popular area because of the port of Tampa, retirement…
Of all the large American cities, Oakland CA enjoys the most balanced diversity across racial lines. White, Black, Latino and Asian all comprise between 15 and 23% of the overall population, with “Other” filling in the last few points. Of…
The term globalization may not be in your everyday vocabulary, especially if you are not engaged in international trade or investment. But globalization is an exciting phenomenon that is contributing to economic growth in the United States as well as…
Every job hunter has seen articles about the highest paying and most in demand jobs in the country. In fact, many students preparing for college read these lists for potential ideas about what to study. Those interested in job security…
There are 3.5 million people in the city of Los Angeles, while Los Angeles County is the largest county in the nation at 10.1 million people. Nearly one in three county residents was born outside the United States. What languages…
According to Alice Ancona, the director of Global Outreach for the Florida Chamber of Commerce, “...Brazil continues to rank as Florida’s top trading partner and export destination.” This is hardly surprising, considering that the United States is Brazil's largest single…
We are now living in a progressively borderless world. In this borderless world, businesses are constantly dealing with a more diverse audience than they may have before. When your business understands all of the immanent challenges, your business will begin…
If someone were to ask what languages are spoken in Texas, the typical answer would be English and Spanish. While it is true that the Hispanic population in Texas is now 38% (*), the 6.5 million people in the Dallas/Fort Worth…
The April 22, 2015 episode of Bravo's hit show Million Dollar Listing New York featured #1 agent and marketing phenom Fredrik Eklund parading around an open house in a silk kimono and spouting phrases in Chinese, Japanese and Korean. While…
In Washington DC, as with all national capitals, there are many foreign nationals coming and going. Some of these people are very important. If you need to interact with them, either in a business sense or politically, you may need…